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EF1 tornado in Lawrence County, Mississippi

Tornado February 15, 2026 · Lawrence County, Mississippi

EF1
Rating
3.9 mi
Path length
200 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

This EF-1 tornado began just north of Bethel Road with some minor roof damage to a home. The tornado continued northeast crossing John Payton lane, where it uprooted some trees and caused damage to a manufactured home. The tornado was at its strongest at this point. The tornado crossed Highway 587 snapping a few trees along the way. The tornado crossed the Pearl River and ended near Highway 184 East, where it snapped some large branches. Max wind 105 mph. Max width 400 yards.

The wider storm

A QLCS evolved within a strongly sheared environment to produce multiple tornadoes across south central Mississippi. The most prominent feature was the northern bookend vortex of the line. The line also produced wind damage.

Began near Robinwood (31.5100, -90.1100).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

9 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Covington CountyEF1 Jefferson Davis CountyEF1 Jefferson Davis CountyEF1 Jefferson Davis CountyEF1 Lincoln CountyEF1 Lincoln CountyEF1 Lincoln CountyEF0 Covington CountyEF0 Lawrence County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1309185. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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